In the middle of a deep, dark, forest full of tall fir trees, is a hidden clearing. If you happen to come across this clearing, and if you are quiet and still, you might be lucky enough to see who lives there. You might be lucky enough to meet some forest gnomes! Perhaps they are […]

You can go all out setting up an amazing small world play scene, or you can keep it simple and whip up an easy imaginative play activity in a few minutes. For this big cat invitation to play, we went with simple. Imaginative play can be a great sanity saver. You can set up a […]

What is about cars that kids love? All of my kids loved playing with cars when they were little, and even now they are getting bigger they still love getting the cars and blocks out and building a city. And the toddler that we look after once a week asks to get the cars out […]

Imaginative play is so much fun, and it can engage kids for long periods of time which makes it awesome for parents too! But sometimes you just don’t have the time or the energy to set up a big, elaborate, imaginative play scene. You just need something quick, easy, and portable. These fun ‘play plates’ […]

When the rain has stopped and the evening is quiet, we can hear a frog chorus as we lay in bed. It sounds like every puddle is filled with frogs singing to each other. We try to count how many different songs we can hear, but we give up after three as they all just […]

“The sandpit is boring!” My six year old did have a point. Our sandpit had been neglected for a while and even though I’d pulled all the weeds out and dug over the sand, it still wasn’t very enticing. I suggested a few ideas… “Let’s bring out some animals? Find some old containers and spoons? […]

This post is sponsored by Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur. Have you seen Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur? I watched it with my kids the other night and we loved it! Such beautiful animation, and lots of funny moments as well as some sad, thoughtful parts. It was perfect for a family movie night. After the movie […]

I thought my kids would grow out of the dressing-up stage at around five or 6 years of age, but I was wrong. My kids love dressing up. They loved it when they were little and they would put on three skirts, two hats, a scarf, and as many pieces of trashy jewelry as they […]